Louis XVI Ormolu Pendule-Cage Mantel Clock

Louis XVI Ormolu Pendule-Cage Mantel Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$8,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Mar 31, 2023[/restrict]

Louis XVI Ormolu Pendule-Cage Mantel Clock

Ormolu case, porcelain enamel chapter ring signed Charles Bertrand, Hger. de L'Academie RLF des Sciences, with calendar hand and pendulum adjustment square, the centre glazed to show the motion work, the movement with circular plates, unusual anchor escapement and outside countwheel.

Ht. 19 1/2 in. W 15 in. D 8 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's Sale: The Property of C. B. Goulandris, Esq., 1976.
Private collection, Los Angeles.
Purchased from renowned horology scholar Jim Cipra of Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.